My g look..you can't just shuv their character moments and development together under the rug just coz you wanted Itach x his poor half blood Uchiha gf LOL
and even if it was 6 months I'm pretty sure many would agree they had a sweet rivalry and growth together as rivals
there is so much that went into the whole concept of "solitude" between Naruto and Sasuke throughout the story as friends or what you'd generally deem as brothers